EAST LANSING, Mich. - When the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard at Spartan Stadium Saturday afternoon, it was Michigan State's players storming the field celebrating a 25-24 win that looked unlikely late in the fourth quarter. For Badger fans and players, it was just another chapter in a dreadful book that cannot end soon enough.

The following are notes and quotes following Saturday's game:

-Wisconsin freshman running back John Clay logged his first career 100-yard game against Michigan State. He finished with 111 yards on 14 carries.

-Junior P.J. Hill had his first 100-yard game since he rushed for 112 at Fresno State in mid-September.

-Following his career day last week against Illinois, freshman punter Brad Nortman averaged only 39.9 yards per punt, but he did pin MSU inside its own 20 two times.

"I told our guys in the locker room that, for whatever reason, they are being tested the most they will ever be in their life from a football standpoint. We had a certain message going into this game about being able to persevere and respond and what this team has been through obviously put them in a very difficult spot. I thought out guys kept competing and kept fighting. Obviously the outcome wasn't what we wanted."

"I think a lot of that had to do with Wisconsin. They played very well, Javon (Ringer) was sick a lot of the week-he actually lost 10 pounds-he hung in there and ran the football, but he was 192 rather than 205. But give credit to Wisconsin. They came to play.

"Well, you know, obviously coach B, he wants to express his opinion. He kind of backs all of his players and that's what he felt was necessary to do. That's what happened. Obviously 15 yards hurts, but at the same time, he needed to handle the team and he needed to tell the refs his opinions. It just resulted in that. Coach B is great coach. I have a lot of respect for him. He's phenomenal, phenomenal, I wouldn't question anything he does ever.

"My mindset is for no one but us. It's something that, you go out there, you play your heart out every game and let the scoreboard reflect what it's going to reflect. But, there's a lot more to a game than what that says. It's how you play, it's who you play for, and it's why you play. Anybody that would question whether we have anything to play for anymore, it's something that they don't understand what it is to be a player."